Key Points
Starting February 6, the United Kingdom will introduce a significant hike in its immigration health surcharge (IHS)..
Similarly, for students or applicants under 18, the surcharge will be hiked from 470 per year to 776 per year..
Skilled worker and global business mobility visa applications hold the flexibility to be submitted up to three months in advance of the individual's proposed start date...
Student visas experienced an increase of 127 for applicants from outside the UK, resulting in a total fee of 490, aligning it with the amount charged for in-country student visa applications...
The Sunak government also announced in December of last year that the minimum pay for skilled work visas will increase by 47%, from the original 29,000 to 38,700 ($49,100), which was previously at 18,600..
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